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"Well I don't expect the rest of you to know, but it might be important to Kagome."

"It seems like I know you, but I can't remember," said Kagome in almost a whisper.

The demon smiled yet again. "Kagome I'm your aunt."

CHAPTER TWO: SECRETS

Kagome stood there, mouth-gapping open with disbelief. She fished for what to say and slowly formed words with her mouth, "Umm…you must be mistaken. I'm not demon or anything; I'm just a human you must be mistaken. My mother is human, and well so was my father, so you can't be my aunt."

Natilruh shook her head. She doesn't know anything of her heritage. I must explain things to her. Her mother must explain things to her. Why hasn't she yet? Can't she tell from her own daughters pain what is about to happen? Surely she could recognize what is happening to her since she herself put this on her on daughter. She snapped back into focus as she surveyed Kagome's confused look. "Aww, my child you know nothing about yourself do you? Do you know that your father was my own brother, and a proud wolf demon? He was once the leader of my pack. If only he could see you know."

"That can't be my father was human he died a long time ago when I was still young. If my father were a demon I think that my mother would've told me," Kagome said trying to prove to this demon that she knew who she was more than the demon.

The demon laughed. "Your father was who I say he was Kagome. He was not a human. Are these the lies that your mother has made up?"

Kagome thought a moment. Her mother had never came out and said that her father was a human, but she had always assumed that he until now. "I don't understand. If my father was a demon then how am I her? Wouldn't my mother had to of been in this time? She can't come through the well like I can, so there is just no way this is possible!"

"Oh you know nothing do you? Your mother has never told you anything about who you are?" said Natilruh coming closer and putting her hands on Kagome's shoulders and looking at the girl.

Inuyasha not liking anything that this woman was saying growled. This woman was making Kagome upset and he didn't like it. "You had better leave her alone bitch!"

The demon glared at Inuyasha tempting him to try her. "Oh Inuyasha you dare me? I'm Kagome's only answers to the truth and you speak to me this way? Her own mother hasn't told her own daughter where she came from and she came to be. I come when Kagome needs answers and you challenge me?"

He growled again. "I challenge who I want! I don't half to answer to you, you mangy wolf!"

She laughed. Kagome had, had enough of this. She was so confused! Where had this woman came from? Why was she claming to be her aunt? Was this true about her father? It all seemed so sudden. She felt tears well up in her eyes and all she wanted to do was run. She looked up at the woman and spoke with tears in her eyes, "I don't know if what you say is true, but I think I need to find out some answers from my own mother before I can believe anything you say." She turned to Inuyasha, "Can you take me to the well I think I …need to talk to my mother."

He nodded and turned to Natilruh who obviously didn't really like this, but nodded as well. "Kagome when you need more answers from me I'll be up north. You'll know where to find me." With that said Natilruh jumped high into the air and seemed to run in the sky towards where ever she was going.

Sango cleared her throat, "Well that was unexpected don't you think?"

She turned towards Kagome. Kagome had a blank look to her face and tears that welled up in her eyes. "Kagome you don't believe what she said do you? I mean we don't even know if we can trust her." Said Miroku.

Kagome looked down forcing herself not to cry. "I don't know. I just need to talk to my mother."

Inuyasha looked at her. He could tell she didn't want to be interrogated at this time, so he thought up a solution. "Ok, we're about two or three days away from the well, and well Kagome really needs some answers, so if she rides on my back then we can get to the well in no time."

Everyone nodded and Kirara transformed so that Miroku and Sango could ride her. Kagome laid against Inuyasha's back during the journey. She didn't say a word the whole time. All that was on her mind were the questions that she wanted to ask her mother. She had so many. It didn't take long for them to reach Keade's small village. Sango and Miroku bid Kagome good luck on finder her answers and went into Keade's small hut. Shippou ran up to Kagome and jumped into her arms. He smiled warmly at her and said, "Kagome I hope that you feel better and your tummy stops hurting so much, and hopefully your mommy can tell you about your daddy."

Kagome smiled warmly at the kit and said, "I hope I can find some answers too Shippou, and I'll get to feeling better you'll see."

As if happy at what she said he hugged her and jumped down and ran into the hut.

Kagome and Inuyasha walked in silence to the well. She looked into the well and took a deep breathe and hopped in. She climbed out and waited for Inuyasha to resurface. She smiled at him and they walked to her back door. She couldn't help but feel strange as she walked into the kitchen and saw her mother preparing dinner. Her mother ran to her and hugged her. When Kagome didn't return the hug she pulled back and eyed her daughter and then Inuyasha. "What's wrong dear? Have I done something?"

Kagome swallowed hard and then spoke, "…Mom… I want to know about my father."

Kagome's mother sank down in the nearest seat. "Oh dear. I knew that it would be time to tell you sooner or later. I just wish it were later." She said smiling. When Kagome didn't return the smile she nodded and got up saying, "After dinner I'll tell you about your father and why I did what I did."

Kagome winced. So there was something her mother wasn't telling her. She thought that maybe she was just over reacting, but maybe not.

Dinner was quite. Everyone sat around looking at each other wanting to say something, but unsure of what to say. The dinner table was cleared away and when it was just Kagome, Inuyasha, and her mother sitting at the table her mother spoke, "So do you want me to start from the beginning or up to the point of when you were born?"

"Umm… the beginning I guess."

Inuyasha got up. As much as he wanted to sit there and listen to what Kagome's mother had to say he knew that it was none of his business. He saw Kagome look at him as he left the room and he couldn't help, but see the pained expression behind her eyes. She was about to be told things that she had never known before, and she was scared. At that moment Inuyasha hated her mother from keeping such secrets from her own daughter. He climbed up the stairs and into Kagome's room. He sat down on her bed surrounded by everything that was Kagome. He took in a whiff or her and laid down onto her bed. Her bed was so soft, and he slowly fell asleep.